The 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The team's head coach was Ed Jucker.
| 1962–63 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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MVC champions | |
NCAA tournament, runner-up | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 26–2 (11–1 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Armory Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Cincinnati | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| December 3, 1962* |
No. 1 | Virginia | W 91–42 | 1–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 5, 1962* |
No. 1 | Miami (OH) | W 58–36 | 2–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 8, 1962* |
No. 1 | George Washington | W 86–59 | 3–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 14, 1962* |
No. 1 | at Kansas State | W 75–61 | 4–0 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| December 15, 1962* |
No. 1 | at Kansas | W 64–49 | 5–0 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| December 20, 1962* |
No. 1 | Dayton | W 44–37 | 6–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 22, 1962* |
No. 1 | Davidson | W 72–46 | 7–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 29, 1962* |
No. 1 | Ohio | W 73–43 | 8–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| January 2, 1963* |
No. 1 | Houston | W 79–56 | 9–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| January 5, 1963 |
No. 1 | No. 8 Wichita State | W 63–50 | 10–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| January 10, 1963 |
No. 1 | at North Texas | W 78–58 | 11–0 |
North Texas Men's Gym Denton, TX | ||||||
| January 12, 1963 |
No. 1 | at Tulsa | W 67–57 | 12–0 |
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| January 17, 1963 |
No. 1 | at Bradley | W 52–46 | 13–0 |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | ||||||
| January 26, 1963* |
No. 1 | at No. 3 Illinois | W 62–53 | 14–0 |
Huff Hall Champaign, IL | ||||||
| January 31, 1963 |
No. 1 | Drake | W 65–60 | 15–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| February 2, 1963 |
No. 1 | Saint Louis | W 70–40 | 16–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| February 4, 1963 |
No. 1 | at Drake | W 71–60 | 17–0 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA | ||||||
| February 9, 1963 |
No. 1 | Bradley | W 65–61 | 18–0 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| February 16, 1963 |
No. 1 | Wichita State | L 64–65 | 18–1 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, KS | ||||||
| February 21, 1963 |
No. 1 | North Texas | W 91–61 | 19–1 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| February 23, 1963 |
No. 1 | Tulsa | W 55–54 | 20–1 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| February 26, 1963* |
No. 1 | Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
W 72–61 | 21–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens[2] Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| March 2, 1963 |
No. 1 | at Saint Louis | W 66–52 | 22–1 |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15, 1963* |
No. 1 | vs. Texas | W 73–68 | 23–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| March 16, 1963* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Colorado | W 67–60 | 24–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| March 22, 1963* |
No. 1 | vs. Oregon State | W 80–46 | 25–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
| March 23, 1963* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 3 Loyola–Chicago | L 58–60 | 25–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings edit
Awards and honors edit
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NBA draft edit
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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| 1 | 5 | Tom Thacker and Jimmy McIntosh | Cincinnati Royals |
References edit
- ^ sports-reference.com 1962-63 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Complete Crosstown Shootout Guide". Xavier University. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "1962–3 Cincinnati Bearcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "1963 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2009.